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strawberry plants over winter?
Posted by vbgreens
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kittymoonbeamUpdated Watch for slugs and snails. Don't let them get too crowded with new plants. Plant the new little plants away from the parents. Pick off any fruit so that disease from rotting fruit does not hurt the plants.
Blooming in September
Posted by hosenemesis
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socalgal_gw Zone USDA 10b Sunset 24Updated My fall bulbs are just starting to bloom. The first Sternbergia lutea and Oxblood lily popped out yesterday.
Dry Creek is done!
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated To me, the boulders look like glacial erratics, and so they could have been left there by nature. There is nothing to suggest that they were put there by erosion, except by being dropped into place. I do not think the point here w...
California Mango tree in the rain.
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated That "tree" used to be 7' tall as a potted plant. 2012 we had a sharp night- near 32. That took a tree that had fruited the summer before down to below the graft. Fruiting uses a lot of a young plants resources, and alth...
Ceanothus herstiorum
Posted by kristie_2007
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated maybe wait until late October for cooler/wetter weather.
Preventing nectarine 'brown rot' and peach 'leaf curl'...
Posted by lucia_ca(z9 CA)
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kittymoonbeamUpdated And go over to fruit and orchard forum to get more details on these and other peach & nectarine advice.
Cover Crop
Posted by slimgid(9b)
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slimgid(9b)Updated sounds like a good option and not too far from where I am. Thanks for the heads up. Always nice to be able to talk to someone face to face and ask questions.
Brachychiton - Flame tree in CA?
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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slowjane CA/ Sunset 21Updated thanks hoovb!
What are your fav California natives or drought tolerant plants?
Posted by frender
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jacqueline9CAUpdated Salvia leucantha (Mexican sage) grows here in No Cal everywhere, and it blooms all Summer, Fall, and most of the Winter. For some reason it does not usually appear on lists of salvias in catalogues - perhaps because it is cold ten...
When to plant wildflower seeds?
Posted by anchita(Bay area, CA)
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anchita(Bay area, CA)Updated Thank you so much for your guidance. I'll wait until the rains have started. Maybe will put some kind of raised netting over them when we do (it is a small area.)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'
Posted by susi_so_calif(USDA10/Sunset24)
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grander54Updated This last year I planted 3 pittosporum silver sheens and they were doing beautifully until about 2 weeks ago. 2 of them lost all of their leaves...I think because we had a heat wave. Will I get new leaves or are these plants done ...
Ficus is NOT invasive...or is it?
Posted by unclegarage
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kittymoonbeamUpdated I saw a beautiful old one far out from any man made structures. The roots were very large on the surface creating big pockets which could catch water. Kids were sitting on them like benches and walking along the lengths of them. A...
What to do in September
Posted by hosenemesis
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kittymoonbeamUpdated Where is a good place to buy Iris? My dad overwatered mine in the front bed while I was gone for 4 weeks in July. When I came home, the rhizomes were all rotten with the leaves laying on the soil. The roses in that bed loved the w...
Have you seen a legless lizard?
Posted by socks
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hosenemesisUpdated Interesting read. The snake we saw was a common king snake, not a mountain king snake. Now I want to see a legless lizard!
Aphids on butterfly bush won't go away
Posted by socks
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socksUpdated The aphids have just been relentless on the bush. Probably could spend $8 on some spray, but no thanks to that. OK, just for the record, here's what I did with the bush: Decided to let the bush die and so stopped watering the pot....
re-planting small citrus
Posted by ljrd3(z9 / 10 CA)
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ljrd3(z9 / 10 CA)Updated Thanks very much calistoga --
New avocado trees: will what I want match with what will work?
Posted by benbratcher
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated I wouldn't worry about wind in your yard, Ben. You have too many houses surrounding your area to really have any serious wind issues. If you end up with Santa Anas, go out and soak your trees, and spray them down in the morning an...
Dividing daylilies
Posted by socks
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socksUpdated Thank you both. I'll probably wait a bit for cooler weather. I hope I'm strong enough to get them out of the ground.
How far will horsetail reed spread?
Posted by MeganB123
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hosenemesisUpdated I know, Megan- I gave in because I loved the look so much. It's just so much work that I don't love it any more. Kind of like my first husband.
bamboo invasion
Posted by sffog(10/SanFran)
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sffog(10/SanFran)Updated thanks SF rhino, but neighborhood association rules(no livestock), part of our deed and anyway I have a large dog, she rules the yard.
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